Clothesline cleaner



May 24, 1932. A. B. BIENER CLOTHESLINE CLEANER Filed Aug. 7, 1930Patented May 2 4, 1932:

UNI ED STATES CLOTHEsLINE GIQEANER Application filed August 7,1930;serial Nb. 473,613.

5 cleaned and which is constructed in a manner to permit the same to bereadily applied to or removed from such line.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a device of thischaracter especially de- 10 signed for use in connection with atravelling type of clothes-line and wherein a cleaning device for onestretch of the line is carried blocks, as 2, has rigidly securedthereto, as at by a second stretch.

The invention consists in the details of 15 construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improvedclothes-line cleaner whereby certain important advantages are attainedand the device rendered simpler, less, expensive and otherwise moreconvenientand' advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully 7Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a cleaner so constructed inaccordance with an embodiment of my invention and in applied POST? tion;

Figure 2 1s a view in end elevation of the device as illustrated inFigure 1, the stretches 5 of the clothes-line being in section;

Figure 3 is .a sectional view taken substantially on the line 33 ofFigure 1. 7

My improved device as herein disclosed comprises two elongated blocks land 2 hingedly connected, as at 3, for relative swingingmovement;Opposed faces of these blocks 1 and 2 when in superimposed relation havedisposed lengthwisethereof grooves or channels at from which areextended bristle tufts 5 or other desired brushingor cleaning;

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The grooves or channels 4 permit the blocks 1 and 2 to be closed aroundthe clothes-line to be cleaned and when soarranged the tufts 5 haveclose contact at substantiallyall polnts' Figure 1 pull upon one of thestretches re f {sults in the effective cleaning of the stretch-j u'ponthe surfaceof the line so thatupo n" relative movement of 'the'-devicelengthwise of the line such line willbe. effectively cleaned? Theblocks-1 andQ/ar'e maintained in super: imposed or closed position'inany desired manner but preferably through the instrumentality of a hookmember 6 pivotally engaged, as at 7 ,with one of the blocks and coactingwith astaple 8 or the like carried I bythe second block.

In the present embodiment of my inven tion, the opposite end portions ofone of the 9, an end portion of a rigid strap '10. j p The opposite endportion of the strap 10,

as herein disclosed, is skewed a quarter turn and has itsfree endportion formed to proengaged, as at12, with the strap 10 inwardly, ofllSShOOk 11- is a clamping-cam14.

ALFRED BRUNO BIENER, or scHENEcTAnY, mw ybmi vide an inwardly facinghook 11. Pivotally i The device as disclosed in the accompanyingdrawings is particularly adaptedfor use in connection with a travellingclothes-line.

now in general use and the straps 12 are adapted to be clamped to onestretch of the line while the blocks 1 and 2 are in cleaning arrangementwith respect to the second I stretch of the line, as particularlyillustrated in Figure 1. With this assembly as shown in of the line withwhich the blocks land :2 are associated; If desired to clean the secondf stretch the arrangement of, the device need} i only be reversed fromwhat is shown in Figv ure 1.

From*the foregoing description" it thought-to be obvious that aclothes-line cleaner constructed in accordance {with invention is:particularlywell adapted for use by reason of the'convenience andfacility limiting myself to the precise arrangemel,it'v

andfo'rmation of the several partshereinllO Ki shown in carrying out myinvention in practice exceptp as hereinafter claimed. Iclai m: I n r V vA clothesline cleaner comprising comple- 5 mentary cleaning membersadapted to en-,

gage about'one run of a double run clothes 1ine,'a bat" secured to oneoff said members and haim 1e'l4 shapg1 end en agin nfld'eiand about theother run of the ine, or con- 10 stantqengagementgwith said run and anec centficsecuring member pivotallyscarfiezi by said bar for swingingmovement between and g in a direction parallel to the parallel legs-ofsaid U-shaped end whereby to clamp. said 5 other run of the line infihe'clios'ed poffii'on' "of said end I 1 7 testimony whereof I hereuntoaflix my v 1 1.; v 2c g ALFRED BRUNO BIENER.

